A video captured by Brad Stewart, showing a bizarre sight from a plane window during a Vietnam to Melbourne flight, has stirred curiosity on TikTok. The footage, viewed over 14 million times, displays numerous small, glowing orange and yellow squares in the night below. Initially perplexing
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Scientists from Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) in Russia have developed a gel made of biopolymers that extends the shelf life of fruits at room temperature. read more

A heart-warming viral video from Ludhiana, Punjab, shows a man buying an elderly woman's entire fruit stock from her roadside stall. The woman, having worked there for three years, struggles daily to earn a modest income. Moved by her story, the man compassionately purchases all her fruits for
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The banana industry of Ecuador is aspiring to produce and export more bananas in 2024, with figures similar to those of 2021, during pre-Covid times. “This will be achieved more quickly, not only through increased exports and production, but also because the Trade Agreements with China and
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Recently, the FAO updated their numbers on tomato production, and as you might have guessed, in terms of yield, China is the world's biggest producer of tomatoes, followed by India. Third in line is Turkey. This includes both open field and protected cultivation and production for the fresh and
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Chilean stonefruit exports are set to exceed 30m cartons in 2023/24 according to the preliminary forecast released by Fruits from Chile. The estimate is based on data provided by 44 producers who together accounted for 84 per cent of stonefruit exports last season. read more

Lidl has reported its best-ever Christmas in the UK, with sales rising by 12 per cent year on year. read more

Japanese plum exports are expected to increase by 19% to 13.4 million cartons, while shipments of European plums will reach 8.1 million cartons, an increase of 25% compared to last season. Exports of nectarines will
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The threat of Houthi rebels in the Red Sea means several shipping companies say they will opt for the route around the Cape of Good Hope. That significantly affects European exports to Asian countries, as is the case for Belgian Fruit Valley. It is currently in the midst of its export season,
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Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to announce the import of the first commercial shipment of avocados from Australia into India. With the completion of trial shipments from Australia, the market access for Australian avocados to India was recently confirmed. read more

According to EastFruit, despite serious fears of market participants for fresh apple price collapse after Russian embargo on all produce imports from Moldova and the more recent blockage of the Red Sea, which is the main rood for apple exports to the Middle East and Asia, the worse case scenario
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Fresh produce growers in some Asian countries have great product but often don’t have the knowhow to get it to markets; some just sell for low prices at local wet market markets and some are taken advantage of by big corporates and not given a fair price. One man who has made a big difference
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An Idlib vegetable merchant claims that the al-Hal popular market is flooded with tomatoes, imported from Turkey. The quantities exceed the market’s capacity, leading to a drop in prices and financial losses for the merchants. read more

Despite challenges related to the slow economy, citrus production in China for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 is expected to continue to grow, outperforming other fruit categories. Growth is anticipated in all citrus crops, resulting from favorable weather and increased yields from replanted trees
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In a major breakthrough towards Beijing’s commitment to allow local grown fruits access to its market, China has picked a sample of Tanzania’s avocado farms and packhouses for compliance auditing. All fresh avocados exported to China must comply with the Beijing phytosanitary laws and
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On December 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, through his decree, extended the application period of the zero import customs duty rate on essential food products in consumer markets. The decision aims to ensure price stability in the domestic market and control inflation, as reported by the
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According to EastFruit, despite serious fears of market participants for fresh apple price collapse after Russian embargo on all produce imports from Moldova and the more recent blockage of the Red Sea , which is the main rood for apple exports to the Middle East and Asia, the worse case
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According to EastFruit analysts, persistent rumors that Pakistan plans to limit onion exports have not yet been officially confirmed. However, the likelihood of such restrictions, formal or not, remains quite high. And this could have a significant impact on the market because Pakistan is among
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine continues its active expansion into the global markets of frozen berries and fruits, which we wrote about in the article “Ukraine is the world champion in terms of berry exports growth rate.” read more